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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The following persons shall have the right to collect all rent due by assumpsit or by distraint on personal property located on the real property subject to such rent:
(1) The owner of a ground rent;
(2) The personal representative of a deceased landlord or deceased tenant for life who has demised the real property subject to his estate, or a deceased landlord whose real property has escheated to the Commonwealth, whether such rent accrued prior to or after the death of the decedent and until the termination of the administration of the estate;
(3) The escheator appointed for the purpose of collecting rents;
(4) The spouse of a deceased landlord to whom real property has been set aside as his or her allowance by law; and,
(5) A widow who is the party named in a deed, agreement or decree of court under which a charge is made upon such real estate for the payment of instalments of dower.
(b) Any person given the right by this section to collect and distrain for rent shall be deemed for the purposes of this article to be a landlord.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property § 250.303. Collection of rent in special cases - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-68-ps-real-and-personal-property/pa-st-sect-68-250-303/
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